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Welcome to Pera ...

Pera is located in Geneva County<1>.


The location of Pera has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pera, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Pera is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pera lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pera lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Pera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pera - they are located in Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pera.

Communities near Pera ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pera.

  • Enterprise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
  • Opp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
    • Opp is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
  • Geneva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
  • Elba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
  • Florala
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Samson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Brockton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brockton
    • New Brockton is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,286 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brockton <4>
  • Paxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
    • Paxton is located in Walton County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
  • Babbie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
    • Babbie is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Kinston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
    • Kinston is located in Coffee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pera.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pera. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pera.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pera. See our Newspapers Page for Pera.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pera ...

Looking for more information about Pera? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pera, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pera.

Adding Pera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pera in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pera post office opened in 1901.

We also found Pera on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pera.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pera. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Geneva, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pera - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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